GMC Envoy Complaints (2003)

639 consumer complaints on file.

#10372583December 27, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT HER HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND NOT COME BACK ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SOCKET AND WIRING TO THE HEADLIGHT WHICH MELTED THE TERMINAL. THE HEADLAMP SOCKET AND WIRING WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371388December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 GMC ENVOY. AT FIRST MY RPM NEEDLE STARED TO MOVE UP FASTER THEN WHAT I WAS GOING FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS LETTING OUT A VACUUM NOISE. NOW IT'S BEEN A MONTH AND A HALF AND MY MPH IS NOT WORKING. IT SEEMS TO BE STUCK ON 80 MPS WHILE I'M SETTING AND GOES PAST 120 WHILE I'M DRIVING. ALSO THE GAS GAGE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. IT DOESN'T REGISTER THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GAS THAT'S IN THE TANK. I HOPE SOON THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL CLUSTER, BECAUSE EACH GAGE IS GOING OUT ONE BY ONE. I HOPE THIS WOULD BE A VEHICLE SAFETY HAZARD SINCE YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369520December 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR OF MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XL GOES DOWN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. USUALLY THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE GOES BACK UP AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. ONCE, THOUGH, THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY THE REAR ON MY VEHICLE IS DAWN THIS IS A SECOND TIME AND NO GOES UP THAT LOOK DANGER FOR DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368618December 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING COLDER DAYS, OUR SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 GMC ENVOY XL DOES NOT WORK UNTIL IT WARMS UP. WE HAVE 112,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER RESEARCHING ON LINE FOR SPEEDOMETER ISSUES, THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE. I CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED WE ARE GOING AND THEN ONCE IT WARMS UP IT BEGINS TO WORK RECORDING HALF SPEED. IT MAY OR MAY NOT EVENTUALLY RECORD ACCURATE SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FROM THE STAND POINT THAT I USE MY SPEEDOMETER TO DETERMINE SPEED GOING INTO CORNERS AND OFF RAMPS. WITHOUT THIS ABILITY, MY SPEED IS ESTIMATED WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW ACCURATE SPEED INTO CURVES. THIS APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366384November 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TURNED ON. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK TUBE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361877October 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN CODE IS CHECKED... STATES SMALL EMISSION LEAK PRESENT. UPON DOING A LITTLE WEB RESEARCH FIND IT TO BE CAUSED BY A LEAKING FUEL TANK. APPEARS TO HAVE A RECALL ON TANK FOR XL MODEL WHICH INTURN IS THE SAME TANK BUT THE SLE MODEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. IF ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR SAFETY CONCERN WHY NOT COMPLY FOR ALL MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361226October 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. GAS FUMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK NEAR THE FILLER NECK. WAS TOLD THAT GM HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS BUT NO RECALLS OR REPAIR BULLETINS. THEREFORE, SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1350.00 FOR REPAIRS. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE PLASTIC GAS TANKS AND REPLACING THEM AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE! NOTE: VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OR USED FOR OFF-ROAD DRIVING OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. GAS TANK SHOULD NOT HAVE CRACKED. ALSO, I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE SO IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THE ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360455October 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE REAR OF OUR 2003 GMC ENVOY XL GOES DOWN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WE HAVE HAD THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SUSPENSION REPLACED BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. USUALLY THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE GOES BACK UP AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. ONCE, THOUGH, THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359456October 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LEAKING FUEL AT THE FUEL FILLER NECK ON THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356531September 20, 2010
STEERING
2003 GMC ENVOY HAS A MASSIVE POWER STEERING LEAK. IT'S COMING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE , BEHIND THE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356617September 20, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY
MY 2003 GMC ENVOY XL SLE HAS A LATCH PROBLEM ON THE BACK DOORS, IT HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED BUT ISN'T RESOLVED AND THE DRIVER HEADLAMP CONSTANTLY BURNS OUT, 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I CALLED ON A RECALL BUT THERE ISN'T ONE. ITS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT. THE LAST TIME I TRIED TO FIX IT THE SOCKET WAS BURNT AND PLASTIC MELTED, THAT COULD'VE CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY AND DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE HERE, IM GOING TO GET IN BIG TROUBLE BECAUSE I CAN'T PUT IN ANOTHER BULB IT WILL CAUSE MORE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354666September 9, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 03 ENVOY XL AIR COMPRESSOR WILL NOT INFLATE THE AIR SUSPENSION. THE REAR END IS SITTING WAY DOWN WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AIR IN THE SHOCKS BUT WILL BOTTOM OUT EASILY. THE COMPRESSOR COMES ON FOR ABOUT 30 SEC TO 1 MIN AT STARTUP BUT NO INCREASE IN RIDE HEIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED - 1ST TIME WAS ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 AND THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT FOR FREE. I HAVE BEEN READING ON-LINE AND HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OVER THE YEARS FOR THE MODEL - 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353311September 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 GMC ENVOY - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT. VEHICLE SLOWS TO 20 MPH LOSING POWER. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS SHE LOST POWER IN THE INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY, THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353005August 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 GMC ENVOY. THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT MAY STICK IN ONE SPOT. OTHER TIMES IT IS CONSISTENTLY OFF BY A GIVEN SPEED. THE NEXT DAY IT MAY BE WORKING FINE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE VEHICLE AGES. THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH OTHERS ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT LOOKS LIKE A US DISTRICT COURT AWARDED OWNERS OF MANY OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE A SETTLEMENT (SEE HTTP://WWW.GMSPEEDOMETERRECALL.COM/). THE ENVOY WAS NOT INCLUDED, ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE IS THE SAME. COST FOR REPAIRING IS APPARENTLY IN THE $700 RANGE. AS FOR CONSEQUENCES, I SEE 2 POSSIBILITIES. I COULD RECEIVE AN UNWARRANTED SPEEDING TICKET. THE OTHER CONSEQUENCE IS THE MAJOR DISTRACTION IT CAUSES. THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IF IT IS WORKING AT TIMES IS TO WATCH IT CLOSELY. IF THE NEEDLE ISN'T MOVING WHEN I ACCELERATE I KNOW NOT TO TRUST IT. DRIVERS SHOULDN'T BE STARING AT THEIR SPEEDOMETER WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352661August 30, 2010
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
OPENED REAR WINDOW TO 2003 GMC ENVOY WINDOW SHATTERED NO CONTACT TWO YOUNG SONS NEARBY ONE RECEIVED CUTS FROM GLASS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349059August 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 20,000 MILES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAN CLUTCH BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. RECENTLY, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TRADE-IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD OFFER HER A $1,400 CERTIFICATE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS CONCERN OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344710July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HELLO, I AM SECOND OWNER OF GMC ENVOY SLE 2003 CAR. COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LIGHT CHECK ENGINE SOON STARTED APPEARS AND DISAPPEAR AFTER FILLING GAS AND SEVERAL TRIPS. JUNE THIS YEAR I WENT TO DEALER SERVICE FROM WHERE I BUY THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO .THEY FIXED SOME THING (HOUSING AND / OR GASKET, THERMOSTAT REPLACE AND FOR CAMPAIGN 07076: FUEL SENDER MODULE UPDATE T5714 FUEL SENDER ASSY REPLACEMENT AND ETC). AFTER 600 MILES THE LIGHT APPEARS AGAIN AND STAYS STEADY. I CALLED TO MY DEALER, BUT NOW THE DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS. I WENT TO OTHER SERVICE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAD ME THAT THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT ON IS THE CAR HAS GAS TANK LEAKING NEAR FUEL FILLER TUBE AREA MAY BE FROM CORROSION OR CRACK AND THAT'S MEAN NEAR $1500 FOR BRAND NEW TANK AND SERVICE AND COUPLE DAYS FOR DELIVERY THE TANK. BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTOOD VERY WELL THE EXPLANATIONS AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS LEAKING IS I LEFT VERY UPSET WITHOUT REPAIRED. I CALLED TO GMC TO ASK: IS IT NORMAL FOR 7-TH YEAR OLD CAR TO CHANGE THE GAS TANK. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. (AFTER OWN THE CAR, THREE YEAR AGO, I DIDN'T HIT IT.) FOLLOW DISCUSSION WITH TWO DEPARTMENTS AND AFTER ALL I UNDERSTOOD: THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND RESPONSIBILITY IS MINE. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343572July 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. LEAKS FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343202July 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY XL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FORM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER VERIFIED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK BUT REFUSED SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL WITH A DECISION IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS OR ALLOW REPAIRS UNDER HIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342897July 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS GOING SLOW, SO I STARTED TO SPEED UP, WHEN I FELT I WAS GOING TO FAST AND MOVED TO THE OFFRAMP TO SLOW DOWN, THE READING DROPPED TO ZERO. IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH AND NOW DOESN'T WORK AT ALL BUT A FLICKER EVERY NOW AND THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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